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A Supreme Court reshaped by Trump has a low profile in this presidential campaign
Read full article: A Supreme Court reshaped by Trump has a low profile in this presidential campaignWhen he was president, Donald Trump remade the Supreme Court with three nominees, and in the process shifted the court's ideological balance to the conservative right.
The Supreme Court opens its new term with election disputes in the air but not yet on the docket
Read full article: The Supreme Court opens its new term with election disputes in the air but not yet on the docketTransgender rights, the regulation of “ghost guns” and the death penalty highlight the Supreme Court’s election-season term that begins Monday.
Report says former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent $1.3 million on social events
Read full article: Report says former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent $1.3 million on social eventsA new report says former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent over $1.3 million on private catering for lavish dinners, football tailgates and extravagant social functions.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses new memoir, 'Lovely One,' at Apollo Theater
Read full article: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses new memoir, 'Lovely One,' at Apollo TheaterIn one of her first public appearances on behalf of her memoir, “Lovely One,” Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson avoided naming names or pointing fingers.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is hitting the road to promote her new memoir, 'Lovely One'
Read full article: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is hitting the road to promote her new memoir, 'Lovely One'Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is embarking on a high-profile, nationwide tour to promote her new memoir, “Lovely One.”.
Big wins for Trump and sharp blows to regulations mark momentous Supreme Court term
Read full article: Big wins for Trump and sharp blows to regulations mark momentous Supreme Court termDonald Trump and the conservative interests that helped him reshape the Supreme Court have gotten most of what they wanted this term — from substantial help for Trump’s political and legal prospects to sharp blows against the administrative state they revile.
High court passes on case of Georgia man on death row who says Black jurors were wrongly purged
Read full article: High court passes on case of Georgia man on death row who says Black jurors were wrongly purgedThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider the case of a Black man on death row in Georgia who says his trial was unfair because the prosecutor improperly excluded Black jurors.
Highlights from Supreme Court term: Rulings on Trump, regulation, abortion, guns and homelessness
Read full article: Highlights from Supreme Court term: Rulings on Trump, regulation, abortion, guns and homelessnessThe Supreme Court ended its term by ruling for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, a decision that almost certainly means Donald Trump won’t stand trial before the November election.
Sotomayor's dissent: A president should not be a 'king above the law'
Read full article: Sotomayor's dissent: A president should not be a 'king above the law'The Supreme Court is allowing a president to become a “king above the law,” in the use of official power, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said in a biting dissent that called the majority opinion on immunity for former President Donald Trump “utterly indefensible.”.
7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality: AP-NORC poll
Read full article: 7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality: AP-NORC pollAs the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on a major case involving former President Donald Trump, 7 in 10 Americans think its justices are more likely to shape the law to fit their own ideology, rather than serving as neutral arbiters of government authority.
Supreme Court overturns ex-mayor’s bribery conviction, narrowing the scope of public corruption law
Read full article: Supreme Court overturns ex-mayor’s bribery conviction, narrowing the scope of public corruption lawThe Supreme Court has overturned the bribery conviction of a former Indiana mayor, the latest in a series of decisions narrowing the scope of federal public corruption law.
Justice Clarence Thomas took more trips paid for by donor Harlan Crow, Senate panel reveals
Read full article: Justice Clarence Thomas took more trips paid for by donor Harlan Crow, Senate panel revealsSenate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin says his committee has uncovered at least three additional luxury trips given to Justice Clarence Thomas by donors as part of the panel’s ethics investigation into the Supreme Court.
Thomas acknowledges more travel paid for by Harlan Crow. Colleagues report six-figure book payments
Read full article: Thomas acknowledges more travel paid for by Harlan Crow. Colleagues report six-figure book paymentsJustice Clarence Thomas is belatedly acknowledging more travel paid for by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, while several colleagues reported six-figure payments as part of book deals.
Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a Canadian man once held at Guantanamo
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a Canadian man once held at GuantanamoThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a Canadian-born former Guantanamo detainee who was seeking to wipe away his war crimes convictions, including for killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan.
Supreme Court sides with music producer in copyright case over sample in Flo Rida hit
Read full article: Supreme Court sides with music producer in copyright case over sample in Flo Rida hitThe Supreme Court has sided with a music producer in a copyright case, allowing him to seek more than a decade's worth of damages over a sample used in a Flo Rida song.
Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear
Read full article: Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclearThe Supreme Court seems highly skeptical of former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution.
What to know in the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President Trump
Read full article: What to know in the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President TrumpThe core issue being debated before the Supreme Court on Thursday boils down to whether a former president is immune from prosecution for actions taken while in office.
Idaho's ban on youth gender-affirming care has families desperately scrambling for solutions
Read full article: Idaho's ban on youth gender-affirming care has families desperately scrambling for solutionsIdaho families with transgender children are desperately scrambling for solutions as a state law banning gender-affirming care for minors has taken effect.
Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristone
Read full article: Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristoneThe Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion case since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago.
Supreme Court Justices Barrett and Sotomayor, ideological opposites, unite to promote civility
Read full article: Supreme Court Justices Barrett and Sotomayor, ideological opposites, unite to promote civilityWith the Supreme Court’s approval hovering near record lows, two justices have teamed up to promote the art of disagreeing without being nasty about it.
Open Society Foundations commit $50M to women and youth groups' work on democracy
Read full article: Open Society Foundations commit $50M to women and youth groups' work on democracyThe major philanthropy, Open Society Foundations, said Tuesday it will commit $50 million to increase civic engagement among women and youth over the next three years as part of its strategy to support democracy in the U.S. Alex Soros, chair of the Open Society Foundations and son of its founder billionaire investor George Soros, said in a statement that the advocacy of women and young people is essential to stopping the advancement of authoritarianism.
The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement
Read full article: The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcementThe new Supreme Court code of conduct agreed to by all nine justices does not appear to impose any significant new requirements on them.
The Supreme Court signals support for a Republican-leaning congressional district in South Carolina
Read full article: The Supreme Court signals support for a Republican-leaning congressional district in South CarolinaThe Supreme Court seems likely to preserve the Republican hold on a South Carolina congressional district against a claim that it treats Black voters unfairly.
National Cathedral replaces windows honoring Confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justice
Read full article: National Cathedral replaces windows honoring Confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justiceThe landmark Washington National Cathedral has unveiled new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice.
In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents
Read full article: In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedentsOverturning Roe v. Wade and affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades.
Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Mississippi's Jim Crow-era ban on voting after some felonies
Read full article: Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Mississippi's Jim Crow-era ban on voting after some feloniesThe U.S. Supreme Court says it will not stop Mississippi from removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies — a practice that originated in the Jim Crow era with the intent of stopping Black men from influencing elections.
In the Supreme Court chamber, the subject was race, the mood was somber, the criticism harsh
Read full article: In the Supreme Court chamber, the subject was race, the mood was somber, the criticism harshChief Justice John Roberts delivered Thursday's Supreme Court ruling striking down race-based admissions in higher education.
Watch live: President Biden speaks after Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions
Read full article: Watch live: President Biden speaks after Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissionsThe ruling is the culmination of a decades-long effort to end the consideration of race in admissions.
Supreme Court lets lawsuits over team doctor's sexual abuse proceed against Ohio State
Read full article: Supreme Court lets lawsuits over team doctor's sexual abuse proceed against Ohio StateThe Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision that allows more than 230 men to sue Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by a university doctor, the late Richard Strauss.
Supreme Court rules for nursing home patient's family, declines to limit civil rights lawsuits
Read full article: Supreme Court rules for nursing home patient's family, declines to limit civil rights lawsuitsThe Supreme Court has ruled for the family of a nursing home resident with dementia that had sued over his care.
Justice Jackson reports flowers from Oprah, designer clothing as Thomas delays filing disclosure
Read full article: Justice Jackson reports flowers from Oprah, designer clothing as Thomas delays filing disclosureJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson has disclosed that she received a $1,200 congratulatory floral display from Oprah Winfrey and $6,580 in designer clothing for a magazine photo shoot in her first months as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court rules against union in labor dispute involving truck drivers and wet concrete
Read full article: Supreme Court rules against union in labor dispute involving truck drivers and wet concreteThe Supreme Court has ruled against unionized drivers who walked off the job with their trucks full of wet concrete.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells law students 'Survivor' offers helpful lessons
Read full article: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells law students 'Survivor' offers helpful lessonsSupreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she's a “Survivor superfan” and in a commencement address in Washington offered graduating law school students lessons from the reality TV show.
Connecticut high court nominee regrets signing 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett
Read full article: Connecticut high court nominee regrets signing 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney BarrettA nominee to the Connecticut Supreme Court has told state lawmakers that she would not have signed a 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett for a federal appeals court position if she knew Barrett would later vote to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion protections as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Supreme Court to decide important case on government power
Read full article: Supreme Court to decide important case on government powerThe Supreme Court says it will decide whether or not to overrule a decades-old decision that has been a frequent target of conservatives and, if overruled, could make it harder to sustain governmental regulations.
Biden's diverse coalition of support risks fraying in 2024
Read full article: Biden's diverse coalition of support risks fraying in 2024In the days since President Joe Biden formally launched his 2024 campaign, key members of the sprawling political coalition that lifted him over former President Donald Trump in 2020 are far from excited about the prospect of four more years.
Justice Thomas wrote of 'crushing weight' of student loans
Read full article: Justice Thomas wrote of 'crushing weight' of student loansThe Supreme Court won’t have far to look for a personal take on the “crushing weight” of student debt that underlies the Biden administration’s college loan forgiveness plan.
Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees
Read full article: Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nomineesThe White House and Senate Democrats are closing out the first two years of Joe Biden’s presidency having installed more federal judges than his two immediate predecessors.
Both sides see high stakes in gay rights Supreme Court case
Read full article: Both sides see high stakes in gay rights Supreme Court caseThe Supreme Court is being warned about the potentially dire consequences of a case next week involving a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for same-sex couples.
High court told jurors were misled in Arizona death row case
Read full article: High court told jurors were misled in Arizona death row caseA lawyer for a man on Arizona’s death row has told the U.S. Supreme Court that jurors in the case were wrongly told that the only way to ensure the man would never walk free was to sentence him to death.
Andy Warhol, Prince at center stage in Supreme Court case
Read full article: Andy Warhol, Prince at center stage in Supreme Court caseAndy Warhol and Prince held center stage in a copyright case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that veered from Cheerios and “Mona Lisa” analogies to Justice Clarence Thomas’ enthusiasm for the “Purple Rain” showman.
Court rejects Black Texas death row inmate's race bias claim
Read full article: Court rejects Black Texas death row inmate's race bias claimA divided Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Black Texas death row inmate who argued he didn’t get a fair trial because jurors who convicted him objected to interracial marriage.
Supreme Court welcomes the public again, and a new justice
Read full article: Supreme Court welcomes the public again, and a new justiceThe Supreme Court began its new term Monday with a new justice on the bench, the public back in the courtroom and a spirited debate in a case that pits environmental protections against property rights.
Supreme Court's top cases for new term, new Justice Jackson
Read full article: Supreme Court's top cases for new term, new Justice JacksonThe Supreme Court opens its new term on Monday and will hear arguments for the first time after a summer break and with new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson among its nine members.
Biden, Harris to attend Jackson's Supreme Court investiture
Read full article: Biden, Harris to attend Jackson's Supreme Court investitureThe White House says President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses will attend the ceremonial investiture for Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Supreme Court move allows Jackson to take part in race case
Read full article: Supreme Court move allows Jackson to take part in race caseThe Supreme Court has taken a step that will allow new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the court, to take part in a case that could lead to the end of the use of race in college admissions.
Supreme Court won't let Biden implement immigration policy
Read full article: Supreme Court won't let Biden implement immigration policyThe Supreme Court won’t allow the Biden administration to implement a policy that prioritizes deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk.
Senate confirms Michelle Childs to DC appeals court
Read full article: Senate confirms Michelle Childs to DC appeals courtThe U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of South Carolina jurist Michelle Childs to sit on the federal court typically seen as a proving ground for the nation’s highest bench.
Supreme Court Justice Breyer has options as a retiree
Read full article: Supreme Court Justice Breyer has options as a retireeUntil last week when he swore in Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, his successor on the Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Breyer had a rigorous, intellectually challenging job with the highest of stakes.
AP-NORC poll: Many support Jackson court confirmation
Read full article: AP-NORC poll: Many support Jackson court confirmationMore Americans approve than disapprove of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court as its first Black female justice, a new poll finds, but that support is politically lopsided.
Gun safety activists decry inaction as US shootings surge
Read full article: Gun safety activists decry inaction as US shootings surgeDemocrats have spent years pledging to address the gun violence that plagues communities across the U.S. But a surge of mass shootings over the weekend served as a reminder of how little has been accomplished.
Texts show Utah Sen. Lee's early work to overturn election
Read full article: Texts show Utah Sen. Lee's early work to overturn electionUtah Sen. Mike Lee worked on early efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, helping push legally dubious schemes to keep then-President Donald Trump in power, before he shifted course and quickly backed away.
President Biden celebrates confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black woman to reach Supreme Court
Read full article: President Biden celebrates confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black woman to reach Supreme CourtTearfully embracing a history-making moment, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Friday her confirmation as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court shows the progress of America.
‘A moment like this’: Senate history in Supreme Court vote
Read full article: ‘A moment like this’: Senate history in Supreme Court voteMoments before the Senate began Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation vote to become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, the chamber filled with the swell of history.
Ted Cruz and John Cornyn vote no as Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
Read full article: Ted Cruz and John Cornyn vote no as Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme CourtTexas’ U.S. senators have acknowledged the historical nature of Jackson’s nomination but said ahead of their votes that they believe her ideology could be harmful for the court and the country.